12 Look at them—the wicked!

They are always at ease,

and they increase their wealth.m

13 Did I purify my heart

and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?n

14 For I am afflicted all day long

and punished every morning.o

15 If I had decided to say these things aloud,

I would have betrayed your people.E,p

16 When I tried to understand all this,

it seemed hopelessF,q

17 until I entered God’s sanctuary.

Then I understood their destiny.r

18 Indeed, you put them in slippery places;

you make them fall into ruin.s

19 How suddenly they become a desolation!

They come to an end, swept away by terrors.t

20 Like one waking from a dream,

Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.u